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Before Sunrise

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Before Sunrise (1995)

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Reviews Counted:32

Fresh:32

Rotten:0

Average Rating:8.1/10

Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Director Richard Linklater continues his streak of films that take place over the course of one day (after SLACKER and DAZED AND CONFUSED) with this romantic tale of two twenty-somethings who meet... Director Richard Linklater continues his streak of films that take place over the course of one day (after SLACKER and DAZED AND CONFUSED) with this romantic tale of two twenty-somethings who meet each other on a train headed to Vienna. Jesse (Ethan Hawke) is a self-involved American with a Eurorail pass, and Celine (Julie Delpy) is a beautiful French student who is headed back to Paris. After spending time getting to know each other in the lounge car, Jesse takes the plunge and asks Celine to spend the day with him in Vienna, since his plane doesn't leave for the States until the next morning. She consents, and the couple spends the next 24 hours walking the gorgeous streets of Vienna, becoming even closer as they share stories from their pasts and hopes for their futures. Linklater and Kim Krizan's script unfolds at a leisurely pace, giving the characters' bond time to develop more deeply and much more genuinely than in other films of this genre. By the time their rendezvous has ended, their realization--that this wasn't simply a one-night fling--triggers them into making a bold declaration. Hawke and Delpy's attractive presences combine with a lush background to produce a romance that is genuine and lasting. [More]

Starring: Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy

Starring: Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy

Director: Richard Linklater

Director: Richard Linklater

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Linklater hasn't just crafted a detached portrait of a unique couple: he's painting a masterful examination of human nature, of that relationship we all want, but too often sadly see slip away.

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08/16/09
Gabe Leibowitz
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Todd McCarthy
Todd McCarthy
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Acting tour de force that feels exceptionally real

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Eric Melin
Eric Melin
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Hawke and Delpy keep the tone not only afloat but mesmerizing. So natural are their performances that it seems impossible not to believe they truly are soulmates who are locked in a doomed, all-too-short affair.

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Phil Villarreal
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star

Inspired by Godard's lyrical film-essays, Linklater revisits his unreleased debut (also set on a train), while paying tribute to Rohmer's cerebral moral fables. Though narrower in scope, this film is more mature and generous than previous efforts.

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Michael Szymanski
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Agreeably alluring.

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05/03/05
Nick Schager
Nick Schager
Lessons of Darkness

É como testemunhar duas pessoas se apaixonando uma pela outra em tempo real: algo simultaneamente mágico, comovente e de partir o coração.

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09/26/04
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
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It's the best pick up movie ever.

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08/16/04
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
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While it's a bit awkward and self-indulgent, it also creates two extremely vivid characters and one of cinema's more believable romances.

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Andy Klein
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While the couple get...philosophical in their courtship dance, 'Before Sunrise' maintains an awareness of their earnestness without itself putting on airs of profundity.

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